Symantec adds product activation, Whoa another MS like approach

[bonkers325]

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:/ gah!

 

[PunDogg]

that sucks

Dogg

 

[BunLengthHotDog]

It will be cracked just like MS products were...Dont know why they waste time developing stuff like this...it doesnt even slow down the hard-core warez folk.

 

[HappyPuppy]

I won't be buying Symantec's products any longer, it appears.

Not that I ever did.😉

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
I won't be buying Symantec's products any longer, it appears.

Not that I ever did.😉

hehe 😛

 

[EyeMWing]

Heh. No doubt they'll release corporate editions with the activation disabled. NO large business would EVER mass deploy somthing that required activation.

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Heh. No doubt they'll release corporate editions with the activation disabled. NO large business would EVER mass deploy somthing that required activation.

exactly

 

[Gunbuster]

I found it funny they waited so long, the current versions you can just set the clock back to get updates after your "subscription" has run out

 

[Schadenfroh]

they had that in the beta version of it when i was beta testing it

 

[Schadenfroh]

oh yeh, and AVG > symantec

 

[bozo1]

They will allow 5 activations before you have to start calling them.

The Enterprise Edition of Symantec Antivirus just added Activation for some pieces of it.

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
they had that in the beta version of it when i was beta testing it

i dont like norton, when i clean my registry and defrag it, norton goes haywire

 

[apoppin]

I'm not surprised . . . up-till-now they were extremely LAX . . I still have SystemWorks2001 completely up to date with virus protection . .. a reinstall will keep it until their new preoducts (finally) replace it . . .

Not bad for $13 - 3 years ago = thanks for the 'free ride' Symantec . 😀

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Gunbuster
I found it funny they waited so long, the current versions you can just set the clock back to get updates after your "subscription" has run out

find and hack out a few registry keys, and setting a clock back isnt even necessary.

 

[Ylen13]

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
It will be cracked just like MS products were...Dont know why they waste time developing stuff like this...it doesnt even slow down the hard-core warez folk.

which will happen 24 hours after it's released

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: Ylen13

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
It will be cracked just like MS products were...Dont know why they waste time developing stuff like this...it doesnt even slow down the hard-core warez folk.

which will happen 24 hours after it's released

exactly

 

[Vic]

I didn't know people still bought their buggy bloatware...

 

[ViperMagic]

Originally posted by: Ylen13

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
It will be cracked just like MS products were...Dont know why they waste time developing stuff like this...it doesnt even slow down the hard-core warez folk.

which will happen 24 hours after it's released

Less, I bet